Scams and Safety

BE CYBERSMART

NSA does not contact individuals about recovering money, funds, or cryptocurrency. Some websites and emails try to mislead members of the public into thinking they are official U.S. government websites. Internet sites ending in the ".gov" top-level domain suffix are official government websites with secure HTTPS connections. Official U.S. government email addresses also end in ".gov," and any correspondence coming from an address that does not end with ".gov" should be considered suspect.

RESOURCES

Getting educated and taking a few basic steps may well keep you from becoming a victim of crime and fraud—and save you a great deal of time and trouble. Check out some of these resources from our government partners to help stay safe online.